Context
The Union Education Minister released a collection of classical Indian literary works to strengthen Indian languages, cultural heritage, inclusivity and multilingual education, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP).
Key Points
• 55 volumes of classical literature were released in Tamil, Odia, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
• Key Tamil works included Sangam-era texts such as Purananooru, Pathitrupathu and Pathuppattu, along with later works like Nannul and Muthollayiram.
• Silappathikaram, one of the five great Tamil epics, was included along with its Telugu translation, promoting inter-language cultural exchange.
• Tirukkural by Thiruvalluvar was released in a sign-language series, highlighting accessibility and inclusive knowledge dissemination.
• Important Odia texts such as Charyapada and Madalapanji were released to promote Odia literary heritage.
• Translations into Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English aim to make classical knowledge accessible to non-native readers.
• Most works were published by the Centres of Excellence for Classical Languages and the Central Institute of Classical Tamil.
Classical Languages
Tamil | Sanskrit | Telugu | Kannada | Malayalam | Odia | Marathi | Pali | Prakrit | Assamese | Bengali
